...Murder of Uriah her Husband. The Parable, which is related in the moft beautiful Simplicity, is this. * There were two Men in one City; the one rich, and...and Herds : But the poor Man had nothing fave one little EwLamb, which he had bought and nourifted up : And it grew up together with him, N 2 and Ver....

...parable to David, 2Sam.x\\. i,— 4. And the lord Jent Nathan unto David, and he came unto him and Jaid unto him, There were two men in one city, the one...flocks and herds. But the poor man had nothing fave one little eiv lamb, which be had nourijhed up, and it grew up together with him, and with his children,...

...what commonly makes Advice and Admonition fo difagreeable and irkfome. There 'were two Men, fays he, in one City, the one Rich, and the other Poor, The...and Herds : but the poor Man had nothing fave one little Ewe Lamb, 'which he had bought and nourijhed vp : and it grew up together with him and with...

...and cherimed. This is beautifully illuftrated in Nathan's parable to David J : ' He came unto him, and faid unto him, There were two men in one city,...flocks and herds, but the poor man had nothing fave one ewe- lamb, whii,h he had bought and nourifhed up, and it grew up * See Locke's Effay, Book 2. c. 83....

...main circumftances, as to fail of ftriking him when fhewn in a proper light. And Nathan came and iaid unto him, " There were two men in one city, the "...and " herds, but the poor man had nothing " fave one little ewe Jamb which he had tc bought and noufiflied up — and it grew " up together with him and...

...manner: " There were," fays he, " two men in one city: " the one rich the other poor : the rich man had " many flocks and herds, but the poor man had " nothing fave one little ewe lamb, which he had " bought and nourifhed up, and it grew up to'* getKeT^th him and with...

...from his cafe as not to prevent him from giving the ftory a patient hearing. The parable was this : " There were two men in one city, the one rich and the...and herds ; but the poor man had nothing, fave one little ewe-lamb, which he had bought and nourished up : and it grew up together with him. and his children;...

...device no example can be more apposite than the parable which the prophet Nathan addressed to David : There were two men in one city, the' one rich, and...many flocks and herds. But the poor man had nothing save one little ewe-lamb, which he had bought and nourished up : and it grew up together with him and...

...took Bath-sheba to be his wife. And the Lord sent Nathan unto David; and he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city ; the one...many flocks and herds; but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought, and nourished up ; and it grew up together with him,...

...and yet not fo void of refemblance in the main circumftances, as to fail of ftriking him when mown in a proper light. And Nathan came and faid unto him,...and herds, but the poor man had nothing " fave one little ewe-lamb which he had bought and " nourifhed up and it grew up together with " him and with...